ABOUT THE OFFICE; CONTACT INFORMATION

The Office of the Law Revision Counsel (“OLRC”) is an
independent, nonpartisan office in the U.S. House of Representatives
under the authority of the Speaker of the House. The functions of the
OLRC are set out in
2 U.S.C. 285b
and include the following:

Preparing and submitting to the Committee on the Judiciary
of the House of Representatives, one title at a time, a complete
compilation, restatement, and revision of the general and permanent
laws of the United States which conforms to the understood policy,
intent, and purpose of Congress in the original enactments, with such
amendments and corrections as will remove ambiguities,
contradictions, and other imperfections both of substance and of
form, separately stated, with a view to the enactment of each title
as positive law.

Examining periodically all of the public laws enacted by
Congress and submitting to the Committee on the Judiciary
recommendations for the repeal of obsolete, superfluous, and
superseded provisions contained in those public laws.

Preparing and publishing periodically a new edition of the
United States Code with annual cumulative supplements reflecting
newly enacted laws.

Classifying newly enacted provisions of law to their proper
positions in the Code.

Preparing and submitting periodically such revisions in the
titles of the Code which have been enacted into positive law as may
be necessary to keep those titles current.

Providing the Committee on the Judiciary with such advice
and assistance as the Committee may request in carrying out its
functions with respect to the revision and codification of the
Federal statutes.

Contact Information

The OLRC may be contacted at the following:

E-mail: uscode@mail.house.gov

Telephone: (202) 226-2411

Address: Office of the Law Revision Counsel

U.S. House of Representatives

H2-308 Ford House Office Building

Washington, DC 20515

The OLRC encourages your questions and comments about this
website, the U.S. Code, and codification legislation. However, the
OLRC cannot provide legal interpretations or advice to the public and
is not involved in policymaking.